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Conflict of interest: D. Kerkhoff
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Conflict of interest: Dr. Reipold has nothing to disclose.
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Conflict of interest: Dr. Denkinger reports and CMD is a former employee of FIND. FIND is a non-for-profit foundation, whose mission is to find diagnostic solutions to overcome diseases of poverty in LMICs. It works closely with the private and public sectors and receives funding from some of its industry partners. It has organisational firewalls to protect it against any undue influences in its work or the publication of its findings. All industry partnerships are subject to review by an independent Scientific Advisory Committee or another independent review body, based on due diligence, TTPs and public sector requirements. FIND catalyses product development, leads evaluations, takes positions, and accelerates access to tools identified as serving its mission. It provides indirect support to industry (e.g., access to open specimen banks, a clinical trial platform, technical support, expertise, laboratory capacity strengthening in LMICs, etc.) to facilitate the development and use of products in these areas. FIND also
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- Received June 24, 2019.
- Accepted October 18, 2019.
- Copyright ©ERS 2019
